Simply slicing and baking turns this veggie into a beautiful bloom! Kids will love seeing the onion transform in the oven.

This recipe was developed by Eat Pretty Darling for Veggie Buds Club.

Food art is a great "tool" to help kids learn to love veggies! Transforming an onion into a flower and adding a favorite dip makes onions more approachable for picky eaters.

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We love transforming veggies into food art... especially when it's super simple! Your kids are sure to find these Sugar Snap Pea Boats adorable and they make for a fun snack.

This recipe was developed by Eat Pretty Darling for Veggie Buds Club.

Turning food into art can make a once feared food a little more approachable. It doesn’t mean that your kids will automatically eat it all and love it, but they might actually touch it or even try it.

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We love getting crafty in the kitchen and these celery bugs are just as fun to make as they are to eat! The great thing about celery is it can go both sweet or savory. Venture out from the typical peanut butter and fill it with cream cheese or Greek yogurt ranch. Let your kids make their bugs and you might just be surprised by their creativity. From snakes to snails, ladybugs to butterflies, the possibilities are endless!

This recipe was developed by Eat Pretty Darling for Veggie Buds Club.

Celery is the perfect vessel to make some fun food art! Food art is a great way to give kids exposure to new foods without the pressure. They can touch and explore veggies and even make them into a little masterpiece!

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Sometimes children are apprehensive about trying foods because they don’t know how it will taste. Other times they are uncertain of the texture or they worry that if they eat one bite then they will have to finish all that is in front of them. Enter FOOD ART! Being creative with foods allows for a child to have food exposures without the commitment of actually eating the food AND it allows them to touch it to learn more about the texture. Children love crafts and it has been my experience that my boys creativity far outweighs my own. When we do food art they have incredible suggestions to add to my initial vision. ​

This month in honor of Veggie Buds Club's “bean theme”, the boys helped me make a vegetable based flower garden using beans and peppers. I had a vision for what we would do but they took over and added pepper seeds as “bugs”, and more shapes in the sky as birds and butterflies. After we made it everyone asked to eat some of the food and of course I said YES!!! A total win-win for fun with food followed by a nourishing snack.